Archive - The Sit Spot

Hope is a muscle

After days of wind, blessedly, there is no wind.

Nov 11 •

Maggie Mackellar

Sitters, for hours I’ve resisted writing.

Nov 4 •

Maggie Mackellar

October 2024

I’ve been reading about mosses.

Oct 28 •

Maggie Mackellar

(helpers in the garden)

Oct 21 •

Maggie Mackellar

Frank and I have been to our first showjumping competition.

Oct 14 •

Maggie Mackellar

September 2024

Weather (again)

Mostly, since we moved, there has been wind.

Sep 23 •

Maggie Mackellar

Out my window...

..clouds touched with the faintest of pinks and mauve, a hint of apricot.

Sep 16 •

Maggie Mackellar

Notes written in an airport lounge

Sep 10 •

Maggie Mackellar

Sep 3 •

Maggie Mackellar

August 2024

Things I didn't know

There is a species of toad who carry their toad babies under their skin.

Aug 26 •

Maggie Mackellar

Ode to a Black Dog

I buried my black dog this afternoon.

Aug 19 •

Maggie Mackellar

Something beginning with E

Let the beauty we love be what we do.

Aug 12 •

Maggie Mackellar

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